Politics

The Transportation Security Administration is extending the Biden-era transportation mask mandate. The rule requiring masks on all travelers in airports, airplanes, terminals, trains, buses and boats was set to expire May 11, and comes as some governors have rescinded orders or allowed mask requirements in their states to expire. The mandate now lasts until September

The Defense Department is canceling all contracts for wall construction on the US-Mexico border that used funds originally intended for military missions and functions, the department announced Friday, a significant action after the Trump administration dipped into Pentagon funds to build additional border barriers. In one of his first actions in office, President Joe Biden

The Biden administration has confirmed that the US will restrict travel from India starting on Tuesday in response to the surge of coronavirus cases and variants being observed in the country. “On the advice of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Administration will restrict travel from India starting immediately,” White House press secretary

The personnel files of some Washington Metropolitan Police Department officers were obtained by hackers in a ransomware attack earlier this month, the department’s acting police chief said Thursday. Robert Contee wrote in an email to staff, “I can confirm that HR-related files with Personally Identifiable Information (PII) were obtained. As we continue to determine the

Colorado state Democrats have introduced three new gun bills in response to the Boulder shooting last month that would expand background check requirements for firearm transfers, allow localities to regulate firearms and establish an “Office of Gun Violence Prevention.” The trio of proposals is part of Democrats’ push for stricter gun laws in the wake

Tennessee is a step away from requiring some businesses in the state to post signs indicating that they allow transgender and other non-binary people to use the bathroom in their establishment that matches their gender identity, a policy LGBTQ advocates say is “offensive and humiliating” for members of the community and could lead to harassment.

The Biden administration has completed its months-long North Korea policy review, White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced Friday, telling reporters that the United States “is open to and will explore diplomacy” in a practical way. “I can confirm that we’ve completed our (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) policy review, which was thorough, rigorous and

Rudy Giuliani was warned by the FBI in late 2019 that he was the target of a Russian influence operation intended to damage now-President Joe Biden in the 2020 election by spreading falsehoods, The Washington Post reported Thursday night. Despite the reported warning, which Giuliani denies receiving, the former personal lawyer to President Donald Trump

The Biden administration will restrict travel from India starting on Tuesday on the advice of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a White House official told CNN. “The policy was implemented in light of extraordinarily high Covid-19 caseloads and multiple variants circulating in India,” a White House official said. The administration will issue

President Joe Biden said Friday that K-12 schools “should probably all be open” in the fall for in-person learning after more than a year of most of the country’s kids facing the challenge of remote instruction due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Based on the science and the (US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), they

Illinois Rep. Cheri Bustos will not run for reelection in 2022 after a decade in office and disappointing Democrats in her 2020 performance as the chairwoman of the House Democratic campaign arm, she announced Friday. Bustos is one of seven House Democrats serving in districts former President Donald Trump carried in 2020. Her announcement came

The Biden administration has completed its months-long North Korea policy review, White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced Friday. “I can confirm that we’ve completed our DPRK policy review, which was thorough, rigorous and inclusive. We consulted closely with outside experts and our predecessors from several previous administrations, and our way forward draws from their

As the humanitarian crisis continues in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, the US Agency for International Development is warning that the area could face famine if aid organizations are not granted unfettered access to the millions in urgent need of assistance. Emily Dakin, a top USAID official working on the ground in Tigray, told CNN this

One hundred million adults in the United States are now fully vaccinated, White House coronavirus response director Jeff Zients announced Friday. “That’s a hundred million Americans with a sense of relief and peace of mind, knowing that after a long and hard year, they’re protected from the virus,” Zients told reporters at a White House

The White House will soon announce a new milestone: 100 million adults in the US are now fully vaccinated, according to a White House official. President Joe Biden’s coronavirus response coordinator Jeff Zients will announce during a briefing with reporters that the US is expected to hit 100 million at some point on Friday. The news

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell this week sent a letter, obtained by CNN, to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to abandon curriculum in American schools that McConnell argues tells a revisionist history of America’s founding, specifically criticizing The New York Times’ “1619 Project.” Read McConnell’s letter obtained by CNN below: Dear Secretary Cardona: We write to